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Serenading Lusitanian toadfish drowned out by water traffic
During spring, Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus) suitors form choirs in Portugal's Tagus estuary to serenade the females, vibrating their swim...
Drone improves odor management in water treatment plants
The bad odors produced by the Waste Water Treatment Plants, known as WWTPs, have become a growing concern in the...
Control over water friction with 2D materials points to ‘smart membranes’
Dramatic decrease in friction when water is passed through nanoscale capillaries made of graphene The speed of water flow is...
UMass Amherst researchers create intelligent electronic microsystems from green material
A research team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information...
Cell Reports publishes data supporting the importance of ion channel, Kv7.2/7.3 as a target in ALS
Data supports QurAlis' approach to treat hyperexcitability induced neurodegeneration in ALS patients; QurAlis gears up for clinical development of therapeutic...
Discovery of the oldest plant fossils on the African continent!
A new study describes a particularly diverse fossil flora from 400 million year ago. The analysis of very old plant...
Agreement brings Soldiers, academia together to solve military challenges
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Army scientists and engineers partnered with combat arms units to create closer working relationships between Soldiers...
En’Urga receives NASA grant to develop tool that validates advanced technologies, vehicles
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- En'Urga Inc., which develops and commercializes innovative diagnostic equipment for use in the manufacturing, research and...
Microgel coating gives donor cells a boost in reversing pulmonary fibrosis
Single cell encapsulation in gel can optimize cell-based therapy Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have shown that even...
Most cities in São Paulo state have low potential capacity to adapt to climate change
Cities located in metropolitan areas of this Brazilian state score better according to an index that measures the existence of...
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, June 2021
Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine and related...
Ludwig cancer research study shows how novel drug screen can individualize cancer therapy
JUNE 8, 2021, NEW YORK - A study conducted by researchers at the Ludwig Center at Harvard has demonstrated how...
From burglar alarms to black hole detectors
Super sensors as possible outputs of a quantum gravity experiment Last year, Anupam Mazumdar, a physicist from the University of...
Efficiently “switching on” bacteria to produce high-value chemicals
- Most high-value chemicals are currently produced using fossil fuels - industrial chemistry's use of petroleum accounts for 14% of...
Mapping a successful recovery
Novel methods and dedicated fieldwork offer good news for cleaning up mining pollution in rivers Mining involves moving a lot...
UIC research paves way for next-generation of crystalline material screening devices
Chemical engineer teams up with a pharmaceutical industry consortium for better drug screening Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago...
ONK Therapeutics and Trinity researchers seek improved cancer therapies
ONK Therapeutics Ltd, an innovative natural killer (NK) cell therapy company, today announced that it has been awarded an Innovation...
Study shows how taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills
NIH scientists discover that the resting brain repeatedly replays compressed memories of what was just practiced In a study of...
Discovery of circadian rhythm gene in mice could lead to breakthroughs
That internal nagging feeling that drives you to seek sleep at night and wake in the morning to eat, work,...
Mechanochemical peptide bond formation behind the origins of life
The emergence of peptides on the prebiotic Earth is an open scientific question since the condensation of amino acids is...
